The effects of aromatherapy massage in menopausal women with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled study

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-05-23 DOI:10.1016/j.explore.2024.05.012

Şerife İrem Döner , Hasan Gerçek , Özlem Akkoyun Sert , Ayça Aytar , Aydan Aytar

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Abstract

Objective

Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)’s prevalence increases during menopause. Aromatherapy massage with different oils is applied in the treatment of knee OA. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of aromatherapy massage with Bergamot essential oil (BEO) on pain, functionality, sleep quality and menopausal symptoms in menopausal women with knee OA.

Materials and methods

This study included 60 menopausal participants diagnosed with grade II-III OA. Participants were randomly divided into three groups: BEO (n=20), placebo (n=20) and control (n=20). The participants in the BEO group, received aromatherapy massage with BEO, in the placebo group aromatherapy massage with sweet almond oil was applied twice a week for 4 weeks. All participants underwent conventional physiotherapy. Visual Analog Scale was used to assess the severity of pain, Osteoarthritis Index to assess functionality, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess sleep quality and Menopausal Symptoms Rating Scale to assess menopausal symptoms. All measurements were performed before and after the study.

Results

The results of the study showed that all three groups were effective on pain, functionality, sleep quality and menopausal symptoms (p<0.001). The results of the study showed that, aromatherapy massage with BEO was found to be more effective on functionality (p<0.001), pain (p<0.001) and menopausal symptoms (somatic and psychological symptoms) (p<0.001) compared to the control and placebo groups. It was determined that aromatherapy massage with BEO did not create a significant difference between the sleep quality scale scores in the control group and the placebo group (p=0.454).

Conclusion

This study found that aromatherapy massage with BEO improved functionality, reduced pain and menopausal symptoms, and did not affect sleep quality. We consider that its application in addition to routine treatment may be useful to reduce symptoms.

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香薰按摩对患有膝骨关节炎的更年期妇女的影响：随机对照研究

目的膝关节骨性关节炎（OA）的发病率在更年期增加。使用不同精油的香薰按摩可用于治疗膝关节 OA。本研究旨在确定使用佛手柑精油（BEO）进行香薰按摩对患有膝关节 OA 的更年期妇女的疼痛、功能、睡眠质量和更年期症状的影响。参与者被随机分为三组：BEO组（20人）、安慰剂组（20人）和对照组（20人）。BEO组的参与者接受BEO香薰按摩，安慰剂组的参与者接受甜杏仁油香薰按摩，每周两次，持续4周。所有参与者都接受了常规物理治疗。采用视觉模拟量表评估疼痛的严重程度，采用骨关节炎指数评估功能，采用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数评估睡眠质量，采用更年期症状评定量表评估更年期症状。结果研究结果表明，三组对疼痛、功能、睡眠质量和更年期症状均有效（p<0.001）。研究结果表明，与对照组和安慰剂组相比，使用 BEO 的芳香疗法按摩对功能（p<0.001）、疼痛（p<0.001）和更年期症状（躯体和心理症状）（p<0.001）更有效。结论本研究发现，使用 BEO 进行芳香按摩可改善机能，减轻疼痛和更年期症状，且不影响睡眠质量。我们认为，除了常规治疗外，使用 BEO 可能有助于减轻症状。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.